Quote of the Day: Wagner sets it straight

“We are very fortunate to be where we are at. We couldÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ve been in third place after that stretch in June when we were so bad. If we played .500, we could be up by 10 games.Ã¢â‚¬â„¢Ã¢â‚¬â„¢ – “Billy Wagner”:http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=5536 on if the Mets are playing like a first-place team.

John Delcos enters his third season covering the Mets for The Journal News after eight seasons on the Yankees beat. Prior to coming to New York, John covered the Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Browns and Cleveland Indians.